hand ~a major defeat
もめにもめていた裁判に決着がつきましたが、教職員組合側は納得をしていません。
Judge Rules California Teacher Tenure Laws Unconstitutional
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that teacher tenure laws deprive students of their constitutional right to an education, a decision that hands teachers’ unions a major defeat in a landmark case that overturns several California laws that govern the way teachers are hired and fired.
“Substantial evidence presented makes it clear to this court that the challenged statutes disproportionately affect poor and/or minority students,” Judge Rolf M. Treu wrote in the ruling. “The evidence is compelling. Indeed, it shocks the conscience.”
The ruling, which declared the laws governing how teachers are hired and fired in California to be unconstitutional, is likely to set off a slew of legal fights here and in other states, where many education reform advocates are eager to change similar laws. The ruling brings a close to the first chapter of the case, Vergara v. California, but both sides have made it clear that they plan to appeal any decision that goes against them to the State Supreme Court.
ここのhand ~ a major defeatは面白い形です。hand downであれば「（判決などを）言い渡す」という意味ですが、ここはdownがなく、さらにdefeatが目的語になっています。意味的には同じなのでしょうが、ちょっと引っかかり拾っておきました。（UG）
